How Many GEC Made Knives Do You Have ?
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Re: How Many GEC Made Knives Do You Have ?
I think 39.
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"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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68 officially as of yesterday 02/03.
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Re "custom level quality": GEC keeps getting closer. The average level of fit & finish is even higher now than it was 3-4 years ago, when it already was the best we had ever seen in production traditional pattern folders.
I still have some very fine custom folding knives, too fine to ever get used. The advantage of a GEC is that you can get yourself to use it, even though it is a very fine knife.
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I still have some very fine custom folding knives, too fine to ever get used. The advantage of a GEC is that you can get yourself to use it, even though it is a very fine knife.
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Re: How Many GEC Made Knives Do You Have ?
The eleven GEC’s that have been AAPK’s annual club knife are the only ones I own.
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Re: How Many GEC Made Knives Do You Have ?
Currently, I have two:
GEC Northfield #77 Yankee Barlow Single Blade SFO - Old Tan Sawcut Bone 771115
GEC Tidioute #38 Grinling Whittler - Gabon Ebony 381315
Both purchased in April of 2015.
Two are incoming:
Easy Pocket Half Congress Tidioute Blood Red Bone
#86 Oil Field Jack 861219 Tidioute Natural Canvas Micarta
GEC Northfield #77 Yankee Barlow Single Blade SFO - Old Tan Sawcut Bone 771115
GEC Tidioute #38 Grinling Whittler - Gabon Ebony 381315
Both purchased in April of 2015.
Two are incoming:
Easy Pocket Half Congress Tidioute Blood Red Bone
#86 Oil Field Jack 861219 Tidioute Natural Canvas Micarta
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Good choices. I think you'll be extremely pleased with both.
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Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Re: How Many GEC Made Knives Do You Have ?
Just these two 2019 AAPK knives.
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At this point I have about 50-60 GEC made knives. I don't need any more. But every new release is such an attractive well made knife that I find it difficult to not buy at least one example.
And I find it hard to sell a few of them because each time I think of selling one of my GEC's I think "this is such a fine knife I really should hang on to it", and so back into the safe it goes and my GEC count continues to increase.
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And I find it hard to sell a few of them because each time I think of selling one of my GEC's I think "this is such a fine knife I really should hang on to it", and so back into the safe it goes and my GEC count continues to increase.
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I just counted seventy-five Great Eastern Cutlery knives.
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Since my above post in February i have sold quite a few of my beloved GEC's. Not sure exactly but am down to about 30 now.
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Oops. I forgot to count the 3 AAPK Forum knives so it's 42.
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The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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I bought a bunch of GEC NOS knives during the shut down. That #81 was one of them. I am all caught up. Great GEC knives will be made this year. GEC is fighting for their lives. The dealers need to sell knives , not collect old ones. I am looking foward to the next run. I pre-ordered a GEC#33 jigged bone Conductor knife.OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 4:58 pm After reading the previous posts, I am almost embarrassed to say that my GEC knife count is now at UNO. The only one I have is this 811217 Moose, but it is a nice one. I guess I have a lot of catching up to do!
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I still have only the one. I would be in the market if they had a harness jack pattern available. Anyone know what number that pattern may be? What handle material did you get on your #81?Onearmbladejunkie wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:42 pmI bought a bunch of GEC NOS knives during the shut down. That #81 was one of them. I am all caught up. Great GEC knives will be made this year. GEC is fighting for their lives. The dealers need to sell knives , not collect old ones. I am looking foward to the next run. I pre-ordered a GEC#33 jigged bone Conductor knife.OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 4:58 pm After reading the previous posts, I am almost embarrassed to say that my GEC knife count is now at UNO. The only one I have is this 811217 Moose, but it is a nice one. I guess I have a lot of catching up to do!
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Does still trying to figure out which one count? So far, I'm still sayin' Calf Pen.
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I have the Green jigged bone #81 made in 2017. It looks like midnight green to me. It is a very well made knife. I also have an Osage Orange wood #81 with a tiny knot-hole.OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 9:41 pmI still have only the one. I would be in the market if they had a harness jack pattern available. Anyone know what number that pattern may be? What handle material did you get on your #81?Onearmbladejunkie wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 8:42 pmI bought a bunch of GEC NOS knives during the shut down. That #81 was one of them. I am all caught up. Great GEC knives will be made this year. GEC is fighting for their lives. The dealers need to sell knives , not collect old ones. I am looking foward to the next run. I pre-ordered a GEC#33 jigged bone Conductor knife.OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Sun Dec 22, 2019 4:58 pm After reading the previous posts, I am almost embarrassed to say that my GEC knife count is now at UNO. The only one I have is this 811217 Moose, but it is a nice one. I guess I have a lot of catching up to do!
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I believe that I have around 225+ it's hard to get an exact number, removed some from the safe today and took a appreciate count, but have maby 30 or so more that are in display boxes that I didn't count.
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Holy smokes, Adog...we need to start seeing some pictures of some of those. You know they need occasional sunlight, to get their vitamin D?
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This one is called a Harness Jack.OLDE CUTLER wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 9:41 pm I still have only the one. I would be in the market if they had a harness jack pattern available. Anyone know what number that pattern may be? What handle material did you get on your #81?
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Here are a few pictures of some of my favorite knives of the bunch. 1st picture is six Stag Whalers five Burnt Stag And one Genuine Stag.